In the glorious pantheon of vaporware,Sadnessstands at the tippy top. The hype behind the game — if it ever truly existed in some playable capacity at any point in time — was only matched by the curious insistence of its Polish developer Nibris to never share anything tangible aside from concept art or vague gameplay ideas. Having absolutelynothingto show for their years of silence,Nibris closed up shop in 2010, and nary a tear was shed.
But the story doesn’t end there! Members of Nibris were welcomed aboardBloober Team, where theysurprisingly succeededin releasing a small handful of games. With confidence back in their stride, the children ofSadnesssought to return to the realm of over-promising and under-delivering byquietly announcingMedium, a new IP unrelated toSadnessand scheduled for release on Wii U, PS Vita, PS3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android. and PC.
One Twilight_Prince, who has been in contact with Bloober Team for the past month, was able to score the first “screen” from the soon-to-be ironically legendaryMedium. The image tells us nothing other than that the game may take place in Japan and star a gravity-defying Niko Bellic, apparently wearing the red amulet fromThe Secret of NIMH.
I could be wrong, though; the game could be released to critical acclaim and a mountain of apologies for ever doubting Bloober Team’s ambition. I may also grow a second set of nuts and become a newBatmanvillain who calls himself “The Testicular Torsionist.” I’m giddy with anticipation.
